Dropshipping Profit Calculator
Real margin after ads, supplier, fees, refunds, and chargebacks. Find out if this store can survive — before you scale ad spend.
Total ad spend ÷ orders. Realistic: $8–$25.
Realistic: 3–8%.
Realistic: 0.5–2%.
Shopify, apps, themes.
Monthly profit
$2,620
Revenue $13,500
Net margin
19.4%
$12 contribution / order
Conservative
$1,572
Realistic
$2,620
Aggressive
$3,667
Bands swing on ad efficiency volatility — one creative fatigue cycle can flip a 20% month into a 0% month.
Your CPA is eating most of the margin. Dropping CPA by $3 via better creative typically adds more profit than raising prices by $5.
Your margin sits in the realistic 10–25% band where most surviving dropshipping stores live.
- Revenue = orders × AOV
- COGS = orders × (supplier + shipping)
- Ad spend = orders × CPA
- Fees = revenue × payment fee %
- Refunds + chargebacks = revenue × (refund% + chargeback%)
- Profit = revenue − COGS − ads − fees − refunds − chargebacks − platform fees
Common questions
What dropshipping margins are realistic?▾
Healthy stores run 15–25% net margin after ads, fees, refunds, and chargebacks. Anything above 30% is rare and usually fragile. Below 10% can't survive an ad-cost spike.
Why include refunds and chargebacks?▾
Dropshipping has 3–8% refund rates and 0.5–2% chargebacks (worse than DTC because shipping is slow). Ignoring them turns a 'profitable' calculator into a fantasy.
What's a realistic ROAS for dropshipping?▾
1.8–3.0 once you're past the learning phase. Below 1.8 you bleed; above 3 you scale. The product, creative, and offer matter more than the platform.
Should I include my time?▾
Yes — add an owner draw line to see real take-home. Most dropshipping calculators omit it and create the illusion of a 'side income' that pays $4/hour.